Joseph Marchand
Joseph Marchand (born August 17, 1803 in Passavant , † November 30, 1835 in Saigon ) was a French missionary in Vietnam , member of the Paris Mission and saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church .
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Marchand, born in Passavant, France, entered the seminary of the Paris Mission in 1828 at the age of 25 . He was ordained a priest on April 4, 1829.
From 1833 he participated in the Vietnamese Lê-Văn-Khôi revolt under Lê Văn Khôi , the son of Lê Văn Duyệt . Khôi and Marchand announced that they would overthrow Minh Mạng , the second Vietnamese emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty , and instead install My Duong, the son of Mạng's older brother Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh , who was of Catholic faith. Marchand and Khôi's intention was to install a Catholic emperor instead of Minh Mạng. They captured the Saigon Citadel and held it with their troops under their control for two years.
After the revolt was over, Joseph Marchand was imprisoned in Saigon in 1835 and tortured and executed by forceps that tore pieces of meat from his body. This type of execution is also known as Lingchi and was common in East and Southeast Asia.
Marchand is one of the martyrs of Vietnam . He was beatified for this ordeal on May 27, 1900 and canonized on June 9, 1988 by Pope John Paul II . His feast day is November 30th.
Web links
- Entry on archives.mepasie.org (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marchand, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French missionary in Vietnam, member of the Paris Mission and saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Passavant |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1835 |
| Place of death | Saigon |